RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - AUTOS, SELL-SIDE GLOBAL RESEARCH c £55,000 - £75,000 PLUS EXCELLENT BENS & BONUS, MAYFAIR
Our client is a premier independent sell-side research firm whose research is sought by leading Investment Managers Globally and is consistently ranked top in its’ league. They are renowned for their Black-books, reports known for their unbiased, in-depth company and industry forecasts and their reputation is for the very highest calibre of disciplined investment and industry analysis.
This in our opinion is the best place to begin a career in investment research. The Company takes the most rigorous and in-depth approach to analyzing companies and industries and their work environment is both collegial and intellectually challenging. The Company makes a strong commitment to the development of their Research Associates and take great pride in their long-term career success within the investment community.
These Research Associate roles are typically 3-5 year positions with outstanding growth potential.
Job Qualifications
The Research Associates they seek typically have track records of outstanding professional performance, excellent analytical and financial skills (practical knowledge of financial statement analysis and modelling are important for these positions), relentless intellectual curiosity and a drive to excel at the highest level together with stellar intellectual and academic credentials, including honours and awards, and test scores and grades in the 90th percentile and above (minimum of 360 UCAS points and a 2.1 or higher). Consummate team players who seek a highly rigorous and challenging environment for their career development are essential.
Candidates for Research Associate positions typically have MBAs from top business schools, advanced degrees in finance or engineering, or credentials such as the CFA and ACA.
Job Description
The right candidate can look forward to working with a relatively youthful but focused and successful team covering a fascinating industry - in an environment that is open, practical and keen to operate as efficiently as possible.
Research Associates contribute to the content and distribution of our acclaimed and highly differentiated research product at all levels:
- Conducting in-depth analysis of the industry and publicly-traded companies in the sector
- Building and maintaining detailed financial models including forecasts
- Drafting and writing research reports
- Helping formulate investment opinions
- Interacting with company Management, Sales and Trading and Institutional client base
The Person
- The ideal candidate will have 3-4 years’ experience working in Corporate Finance or Equity Research in a leading Investment Bank.
- First class financial modelling and accounting skills, allowing the candidate to work independently on valuation and modelling future earnings.
- First class data presentation skills (in Excel, Word templates and PowerPoint) and the ability to write perfect, factual but compelling analysis.
- Experience of a manufacturing sector (Capital Goods, Aerospace, Steel, Autos etc) and potentially German language skills - but these are not pre-requisites if other skills are evident.
- Drive, competitive instinct and a willingness to go the extra mile are all essential attributes as is someone who can be relied upon to bring original and constructive ideas to the team.
Participation in the CFA program is encouraged. FSA will be required.
Emphasis will be on core cognitive abilities in the recruiting process and interviews will include problem-solving questions.
